Jefferson Township in Rawlins County, Kansas is a small rural community with a population of about 1,000 people. The local political landscape is shaped by the three elected members of the Township Board, who serve as the governing body for the township. They are responsible for setting policies and budgets that affect all residents of the township. The board works to provide services that benefit local citizens and ensure their safety and security. Every two years, elections are held to fill these positions. Local candidates focus on issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, education and economic growth. In addition to their work on the township board, these representatives also hold town hall meetings where they discuss relevant topics with constituents and answer questions from residents.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Rawlins County), KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins County, KS is very conservative. In Rawlins County, KS 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rawlins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.2%.
Rawlins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Rawlins County), KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Jefferson township (Rawlins County), Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Jefferson township (Rawlins County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $18,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $428 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $12,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)